"If you see a UI walkthrough, they blew it". What about some grey?

Last year, an article was making the rounds proclaiming : If you see a UI walkthrough, they blew it Having been continually assaulted by shouting tutorials I was firmly in this camp. It makes sense at face value, since this is should be a good litmus test for simplicity and conveying purpose. It reminded me of If Mario Was made in 2010 , a commentary on the tragic fall of game design from the thoughtful genius of Miyamoto to the tourettes-inspired Facebook posts of unlocked achievements. My mind was made up, and I vowed to not make the same mistakes. Since then, a confluence of events pushed me to question the assumption that there’s no room for heavy-handed guidance or aiding context. App Club Our story begins with a suggestion — “let’s start an app club.” The idea was to hold the equivalent of a book club, except each week we’d choose one iPhone app that we would use for...